{"product_id":"the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","title":"The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters's Carr P. Collins Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn nineteenth-century Austin, Texas, a ruthless murderer terrorized the city in what would soon become a story more shocking than any fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1800s, just as Austin was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis, a series of brutal murders rocked the burgeoning city and shook it to its core. At the time, the concept of a serial killer was unknown and unimaginable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Skip Hollandsworth has researched this gripping tale of murder and madness that plays out like a well-crafted whodunit. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Hollandsworth's \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e brings this terrifying saga to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250118493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Skip Hollandsworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648603451548,"sku":"9781250118493","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_88b2bf61-9f7f-4183-9634-a6026bea5385.jpg?v=1603870521","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}